WOMAN, ALONE, WOULD APPRECIATE GIFTS

This past year has been a sad one for Mrs. C, but she is determined to retain a positive outlook on life.

This year her last living relative, a sister, died. Now Mrs. C, in her 80s, is alone.

She makes up for the emptiness in her life by spending time at her church. But with the holiday season approaching, Mrs. C is beginning to feel very lonely.

Mrs. C lives in a small home which she keeps immaculate, but she is very worried this winter about paying her heating bills.

She has hypertension and arthritis and often doesn't feel well. But she puts the pain aside in the summer to grow vegetables in a garden. Mrs. C cans the vegetables, which she eats year round.

A few Christmas gifts would make the holidays a lot brighter for Mrs. C, and would remind her that people do care.

Mrs. C would like a stylish, new dress to wear to church. She would like a dress with long sleeves or a jacket, size 18. She also needs a new warm robe and flannel nightgown.

Mrs. C would also like a gift certificate for a hair cut or permanent so she can look nice when she attends church.

Mrs. C hasn't spent money on household items in many years. She is in need of new flannel sheets for her queen-size bed, also a warm blanket or comforter. She also needs new bath towels and would prefer white ones.

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Christmas for the Elderly is a joint project of the Cape Girardeau Health Department and the Southeast Missourian newspaper as a way to bring a little holiday cheer to needy, elderly residents.

Organizers ask that unwrapped gifts be given by Dec. 13.

Gifts may be delivered to the Southeast Missourian office, 301 Broadway, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

Gifts may also be delivered to the health department, 1121 Linden, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Checks may be mailed to Christmas for the Elderly, P.O. Box 699, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701.

For more information, call Kim McDowell at 335-6611.